New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1887-12-23
NOTES ON NEW BOOKS.


.,,c I. Tralf Hours with American Iis'ois,
,,.s,, NJ attracts from various writers, goo'I
80, ,nl9orcnt Mr. Charles Morris has attempted
- ,.or tho whole field Of American history pro
sort,pr the mot important incidch's I'D Pio'"i o'f
rrominence and RENTING minor details 10 'ho o''h
.yonnd wberc lazy readers can conliOr'aD! uS'os""
60 ia carry ont the plan he has been obliged
~ add a great deal OF connecting matter Vi MS own
and no is evidently rels AIDED that he has MOI only
mon INF torctbor an interesting series OF haIhoH
readings but has made vcy satisfactory American
history Without dis .araSing his WORK. useiui al"
attractive far # properly GOES, we may say 'h''
his estimate OF It's character + too high specimens
If Robertson George Bancroft. H. IL. Bancroft
yossinC Pafrey, Parman, Irving, Abel Holmes
snarbs Franklin Badean Mss Booth, Cooper, Horace
Greeley tie Count de Paris and the author OF BaheSs
d. popular History Of the United states cannon !"
welded into a homogeneous story, even WIN orr
Morrls's additions. And II must be cohie'Se" '"'
Mr. Morris's contributions to the mass arc HUI VI Wv
best quality He IS extremely loose ana ina'c"ra'
In his statements and amateurlsh IN hi' haH"0'' %
J. D. Lippincott Company publish the volumes
Co,onc, Iicrineon addresses himself in women
and Men uiarper & Brothers. especially to women
.,,houcb he believes that III, rudcr sex also may
find things I'm the volume to suit their case lie Is
ouite right for his bright and suggestive h'i'
contain abundant matter for the amusement an" III
struction Of us all. The topics are drawn rom
Of society labor, opportunity, character, capacny'
ort letters housekeeping. tie home. the hospital
and family festivals They arr never dda'tc thef
hints are sensible their is easy and attractive
and they are comfortably short.
There Is real humor in Miss Maria T.. Poors " va
cation IN Buggy &C.. T. Putnam's Son'I Inc
peaceful adventures Of two women WHO tahe
ieisurcly summer journey behind horse when i ho'
= wonap's horse arc told with sparkling spirit
e . IxpiC
from tho works of Robert Browning has Just been
published 10y IIouchton Nifiin Co Tho volume
Is a lttlc jewel Of IrcttncSS and fine tesi'-"h'n
NAV he said indeed, Of most Of the later issues oi
this house
Dodd Mead Co have published cheaper edition
Of John Orusby's excellent Translation Of Don oNN"e
I'm four duodacmo vo'urcS neatly bound III c'"'i"
The type is largo and clear and II the paper leaves
something TO be desired In respect of thickness th'rc
can be no question that the edition IS very We'll
worth tho price asked for It,
Among the throng of books basns their claims upon
pictorial quality. elegance, dantineSs, srarc or
fancy il IS somewhat surprising at this season to
come upOn two practical" ant books. Elementary
Flower Painting" published ~ Cas>ell & Co.. presents
eight coorcd plates with outline drawings ior Inc
benefit of those rash enough to undertake flower
PAINTING from hsndtookS. Thcse volumes which lnni-
tiply with increasing rapldity may provide some
people with OF amusement, hut they are hal-
" TO lie taken seriously means Of art education
We have also received the " PdntciS' Encyc!op" "'
by F. H. Gardner. published by w. T. richardson "i
this city This Is by the author OF The Compete
Carriage aud Wagon Painter His purpose Is 10
technically Instruct those who desire 10 make 'iu'S
Of the art of painting Iracii,cd In The paint shops
and studios OF the United States.'
Thomas Whitaker has published volume OF ser
mons by clergymcn of tho Episcopal Church, entitled
Living Voices of living Mem They DO not tahe
up any Of the burning questions o. The day y h.7W
be inferred rom the title nor do they even deal win
the theological questions that separate tn various
divisions of the Christian Church. Intended as they
are for family and lay reading, they are PLAIN, pra''
cal lscourscs, full vi religions icr'or and salcAA'o
common sense. They viii b. very acceptable III
regions whcro there Ac no religious services ana
Christians Of every n4Hne VIII find them heillHl'
IL is unnecessary a. this day 10 say ANYTHING about
the suueIaiivo excellence OF the oxford Bible for
Teachers For many years this Bb!' ha' easily si""d
at the head Of all other editions Of the scriptures, ana
has been part of the library Of every clergy
man and Blbc teacher \ new edition Of ms hDle
has now been issued from entirely new plates IL
cmbodics much and valuable matter and II has
been carefully revised. moreover, under the super
vision OF d. Stubs. Bishop Of Chester aad l) Lawn
Palmer. Alchdcacon Of oxford is scientific !n-o'-
nation va, prepared BY Professor, Kolic~t"n. West
wood. Lawson and Earle. 1t contains pn."."ih'c
with moro Than 10000 references; at elaborate Ind
10 pcrson, places and sul ccts with luOO3 ieIce'>
a scripture atlas with index; glossary oi l"u.c
words Bible calendar dictionary OF I"ln
names with their meanings and Tonunciaiions'
summary and analysis Of the old and Nrw Tesla
monts: exhaustive articles Ola Biblical history, ee
ography topography. natural history, cthnoory. BOT
am chronology, music and poetry and complete
harmony Of the Gospels. Notwithstanding tie
amount Of matter 10 contains. It's size j. very ron
vcnicnt baingg IS inches 80 length. Il IN ".d.h'
and inch in thickness. II Is printed on b'aitI